NHER 1922 (Monument record) - Roman road

1973. Visit by E. Rose (NAU).
Course of possible Roman road from Barwick to Egmere suggested by [1], who probed crossing of River Burn and found metalling in places. (S1) shows a diversion from present route from 8720 3715 to 8770 3725 (1922/context 1).
E. Rose (NAU), 5 October 1977.

The road is metalled throughout; it has wide verges but is not really very straight. A track, not on Ordnance Survey, still follows the western end of (S1)'s diversion. The straight road here still suffers from subsidence, which is probably why the diversion was made: it cannot be taken as an argument against a Roman origin.
E. Rose (NAU).

Before the 18th century building of Barwick House the road continued westwards across its site, curving north to follow the field boundary shown on 6 inch Ordnance Survey and to join the green lane into Docking. If the main road is Roman, this vanished western part is more likely a medieval extension diverging from the original course. Recorded as Kingsway in 1294.
See (S2).
E. Rose (NAU) 22 February 1985.

See comment on site NHER 1791 regarding South Creake enclosure award map.
E. Rose (NAU) January 1986.

2000. Field Observation and Desk-based Assessment.
Site visited and considered as part of archaeological assessment of Holkham Estate.
Obscured in conifer plantation. The diversion into East Common Wood from the line of the present road cannot be seen. Any agger there is completely obscured by undergrowth and natural humps and bumps.
See report (S3) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 April 2015.